B-191821: Sep 19, 1978

IFB REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN WORK BE PERFORMED BY SPECIALIST RELATES TO RESPONSIBILITY OF FIRM LISTED EVEN THOUGH BIDDER WAS REQUIRED TO LIST INTENDED SUBCONTRACTOR FOR THAT CATEGORY OF WORK. 2. QUESTION WHETHER SUCCESSFUL BIDDER'S SUBCONTRACTOR MEETS SOLICITATION'S REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN WORK BE PERFORMED BY SPECIALIST CONCERNS AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF SUBCONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY AND GAO W...

B-191821: Sep 19, 1978

The protester contended that the awardee's bid was nonresponsive to the solicitation requirement that certain work be performed by a specialist. By listing itself or another firm for each category of work specified on the subcontractor listing form, the bidder submitted a responsive bid. The question of whether the subcontractor qualified as a specialist was a matter of affirmative determination o...